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Table 7 Autistic adults report lower quality healthcare than non-autistic peers both before and during the pandemic

From: Autistic adults have poorer quality healthcare and worse health based on self-report data

 

Autistic group

N (%)

Control group

N (%)

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

Sig.

Pre-Pandemic

I understood the questions my healthcare professional asked

777 (88.60)

700 (96.82)

0.256 (0.153, 0.411)

2.04 × 10–10

***

The healthcare professional gave me enough time

630 (71.84)

617 (85.34)

0.438 (0.337, 0.568)

6.97 × 10–11

***

The healthcare professional understood me when I described my symptoms

616 (70.24)

628 (86.86)

0.357 (0.272, 0.466)

8.39 × 10–16

***

The healthcare professional attempted to help me with my symptoms

675 (76.97)

629 (87.00)

0.500 (0.378, 0.657)

2.10 × 10–7

***

I do not think that the healthcare professional cared about my wellbeing

224 (25.54)

135 (18.67)

1.494 (1.167, 1.917)

0.001

 

During Pandemic

I understood the questions my healthcare professional asked

242 (88.97)

401 (97.09)

0.242 (0.111, 0.498)

2.66 × 10–5

***

The healthcare professional gave me enough time

200 (73.53)

363 (87.89)

0.383 (0.251, 0.582)

2.23 × 10–6

***

The healthcare professional understood me when I described my symptoms

196 (72.06)

369 (89.35)

0.308 (0.199, 0.472)

9.96 × 10–9

***

The healthcare professional attempted to help me with my symptoms

211 (77.57)

377 (91.28)

0.331 (0.205, 0.527)

9.87 × 10–7

***

I do not think that the healthcare professional cared about my wellbeing

54 (19.85)

79 (19.13)

1.047 (0.697, 1.566)

0.844

 
  1. 95% CI 95% confidence interval, Sig. Significance level
  2. P-value: < .001 = * ; < .0001 = ** ; < .00001 = ***